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DeSousa, James to seek federal Liberal nomination in St-Laurent
Montreal city councillor Alan DeSousa says he’s ready to make the jump into federal politics, eyeing the nomination for the federal riding of Saint-Laurent vacated last month by the departure from...
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Anti-muslim Facebook page taken down after Quebec City Mosque shooting
A Quebec Facebook page that critics say is a bastion of anti-Muslim propaganda was removed Thursday from the popular social media website. Pégida Québec had some 18,000 followers and — in a post on its...
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Sentence reduced for former Outremont mayor
Quebec’s Court of Appeal has overturned the sentence of house arrest ordered for former Outremont mayor Stéphane Harbour and instead reduced his punishment to a conditional discharge along with a...
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The new underground railroad leads to Hemmingford
ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE — The sign at the end of Roxham Rd. says “no pedestrians.” But the tracks in the snow leading in from the U.S. border tell a different story — of families with strollers and...
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Syrian refugees in limbo in Lacolle
A Syrian mother and her three children spent two whole days inside the Lacolle border crossing over the weekend, in limbo between a country that wants to ban Syrian refugees and Canada, which welcomes...
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Games store display window smashed; man arrested near Vanier College
A man in his 20s was in police custody Friday after leading officers from Laval and Montreal on a chase that began after a games store had its display window smashed. Laval police responded to the call...
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Péladeau will pay fine for leadership race debt
Pierre Karl Péladeau, former leader of the Parti Québécois, will pay a fine to the Directeur général des élections du Québec related to the debt he has kept since the leadership race he won in May...
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From the archives: Acceptance of city's Chinese was grudging
This story was first published on Feb. 11, 2001, in the Montreal Gazette. The three days of the festival will be devoted entirely to merry-making, and there will be visiting back and forth and the...
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Shedding light on Quebec’s history of slavery
QUEBEC CITY — Aly Ndiaye uses the heel of his boot to remove the frozen snow from a display case outside city hall, and reveals a reproduction of a 1760 print by British military artist Richard Short....
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While you were sleeping: Trump eyes second travel ban as U.K. trip delayed,...
President Donald Trump says he might give his refugee and immigration travel ban a second try, either as a revision or as a new order, as he contends with an appeals court ruling that prevents the ban...
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$60 million Lotto Max jackpot won in Quebec
Two Quebecers won the Lotto Max $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s draw. The winning ticket was purchased in Saguenay, at the dépanneur Accommodation chez François. The dépanneur’s manager, Nancy...
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Big turnout expected at Open Mosque Day in Montreal
Fourteen mosques across Montreal will open their doors to the public Sunday to break bread and build bridges, but also to express condolences and support for the victims of the attack on a Quebec City...
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Protesters in Montreal decry Trudeau's retreat on electoral reform
Protests occurred across the country Saturday against the Trudeau government’s decision to not go ahead with the electoral reform promised on the campaign trail. In Montreal, the protest by several...
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From the archives: Drapeau chastised at an anti-conscription rally
This story was first published on Feb. 13, 2005, in the Montreal Gazette “Broken glass from store and street car windows littered sections of the city this morning while 18 prisoners rested in the...
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ICYMI: The Montreal Gazette's Top Five stories of the week, Feb. 5-11
Lose track of things? Here are the top five local stories our readers were taking in: 1. Montreal General Hospital closes chronic-care unit for lack of funds The McGill University Health Centre closed...
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Citizens rally, start petition to save Manon Massé's riding
Citizens of the Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques provincial riding have started a petition and demonstrated Sunday to stop their district from being eliminated before the next election. A group of those...
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Allison Hanes: Making downtown livable for families
I can almost see it. I’m sitting at the breakfast bar of my brand-spanking new apartment on the 21st floor of The Shaughn. I’m sipping coffee and drinking in the panoramic views of the Montreal...
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Dozens of accidents on highways around Montreal on Sunday
The police are warning motorists to slow down because poor road conditions caused by a snowstorm that began on Sunday afternoon have led dozens of cars to skid off highways on and around the island of...
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Weather might delay delivery of The Gazette
To our subscribers, Because of the extreme weather, home delivery of the Montreal Gazette might be delayed tomorrow. We apologize for this inconvenience and will do our best to deliver your newspaper....
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50 years of Aislin: Cartoon of Pope John Paul II was a surprise hit
Nicholas Mosher (sometimes spelled Moger) arrived in Rhode Island from England in the early 1600s. My ancestors then multiplied throughout New England. One branch sailed to Nova Scotia in 1760 to...
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